Desmocladus (Restionaceae) enlarged to include the Western Australian Harperia, Kulinia and Onychosepalum

Abstract

A recent phylogeny of the restiid clade of Poales based on chloroplast DNA data has shown several currently recognised genera of Leptocarpoideae to be paraphyletic or polyphyletic.

Leptocarpus (Restionaceae) enlarged to include Meeboldina and Stenotalis, with new Western Australian species and subgenera

“…Nevertheless, it appears preferable to provide a classification in better agreement with the available phylogeny and to incorporate this into an account of the Australian taxa to be prepared for Flora of Australia. In addition to enlarging Leptocarpus, changes are necessary in the Desmocladus clade (Briggs 2014), reducing further small genera to synonymy.…”